Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 51 min5:56 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 29 min7:33 am – 5:03 pm
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People63 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.143 householdsMedian household income $36,250Median home value $233,80086% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 70°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 14°F63 in of rain a year, on about 126 dayswettest month December145 in of snow a year, on about 51 days0 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Snowshoe station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksBarlow Toppeak · 1.1 miGibson Knobpeak · 1.4 miGAULEY BASE TRAILHEADtrailhead · 2.8 miThomas Springspring · 2.0 miHelen V Hannah Springspring · 3.0 miGAULEY MTN. TRAILHEAD (NORTH)trailhead · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMonongahela National Forestnational forest · within reach · 922,098 acresCass Scenic Railroad State Parkstate park · 8.4 mi · 192 acresSlatyfork Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 6.7 mi · 62 acresHandley Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.0 mi · 777 acresWatoga State Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 10,213 acresDroop Mountain Battlefield State Parkstate park · 20.6 mi · 293 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.5 on 22 Apr 199131 mi away, near Falling Spring, West VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 31 Mar 201345 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPocahontas County, WV, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 363 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 71main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Tucker County, WV, 58 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Marlintonserves 1,930 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202138 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation4,190 ft1,277 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPocahontas Memorial Hospital12.2 miPost officeSlatyfork Post Office3.3 miFire stationShavers Fork Fire Department and Rescue6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportGreenbrier Valley Airport LWB40 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT146 miInterstateI-6438 miUS highwayUS 2191.3 miAmtrakWhite Sulphur Springs, WV WSS43 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 26209 ZIP area.
